Mr. Jiang, a wily and garrulous politician, presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth in the post-Tiananmen era.
Tag: China
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China’s Dramatic Dissent
The unrest that has swept across the country is a rare public challenge to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.
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What It’s Like Inside One of China’s Protests
A look at the demonstrations sweeping the country and what they mean for its “zero-Covid” policy.
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The Long Odds Facing China’s Protesters
Popular protests are more easily begun than ever before, but they are more likely to dissipate, too.
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Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests
Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, poor workers could help maintain the pushback against Beijing’s strict Covid restrictions.